Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Qatar
After visiting Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Erdogan visits Qatar
:: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently in the Qatari capital of Doha after visiting Saudi Arabia and Kuwait a day earlier as part of ongoing mediation efforts. Erdogan met with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on
Erdogan begins Gulf tour to mediate in Qatar crisis
:: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan begins a two-day tour of the Gulf region which will see him visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait. Erdogan’s office announced last week that his two-day tour will begin with a visit to Kuwait
Qatar’s Emir: Ready for dialogue and settlement of all issues
:: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has given his first public speech since a diplomatic crisis with neighboring Gulf and Arab countries unfolded last month. Al-Thani said that his country was “subjected to an unprecedented campaign of incitement
China urges Gulf crisis talks after Qatar minister visits
:: China’s foreign minister has called on Qatar and four Arab nations to resolve their diplomatic crisis through talks within the Gulf Cooperation Council, state media reported on Friday. Wang Yi made the remarks after meeting with his Qatari counterpart
Saudi Arabia facilitates Hajj procedures for Qatari pilgrims
:: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia emphasized that all the pilgrims who came to the Kingdom from different countries of the world have performed Umrah peacefully and successfully, including pilgrims coming from Qatar.
US ‘to deploy officials’ in Qatar in counter-terror accord: sources
:: The United States will post officials at the Qatari state prosecutor’s office as part of a Qatari-US agreement signed this month to fight the financing of terrorism, people familiar with the matter said. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
Qatar Emir issues decree to amend provisions of anti-terror law
:: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Thursday issued a decree to amend some provisions of a law on combating terrorism, reported Kuwait News Agency (Kuna). The decree includes definitions for the words terrorist, crime and terrorist
Saudi permanent representative to UN: ‘Qatar has to implement all demands’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abdullah al-Mouallimi, denied the statements credited to him about waiving or abandoning the list of demands that was given to Qatar, reported Al Hadath, Al Arabiya sister chanel. Al-Mouallimi explained that
Washington: Terrorists in Qatar are exploiting their financial system
:: The US State Department announced on Wednesday in its report on terrorism during 2016, that the financiers of terrorism in Qatar are still exploiting its financial system. The report said that Qatar was trying to progress in the fight
Janet moves back to LA after split with Qatari husband
:: US singer Janet Jackson has reportedly moved back to Los Angeles with her six-month-old son Eissa, following her split from Qatari billionaire Wissam Al-Mana, so she can be closer to her family. “Los Angeles has always been home for
Qatar admits that it is against the Arab coalition in Yemen
:: The justifications and the contradictions in statements have become characteristic of Qatar’s statements. Qatar admitted that it was compelled to join the Arab Coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen, in a clear and implicit admission that it was from
At UN, Qatar urged to accept six principles to combat extremism
:: Four Arab nations that cut ties with Qatar urged the tiny Gulf nation on Tuesday to commit to six principles on combatting extremism and terrorism and negotiate a plan with specific measures to implement them – a step that
Houthis praise Qatari defense minister’s statement over Arab Coalition
:: The head of the so-called “Revolutionary Committees of the Houthi” backed by Iran, Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, welcomed on Wednesday the statements made by the Qatari Defense Minister Khalid Al-Attiyah, on the participation of Doha in the Arab Coalition to
Qatar’s $300 bln conundrum: How long can Doha defend its currency?
:: When is $300 billion not enough? That question is key to Qatar’s future as some bankers and hedge funds speculate the super-rich state’s vast financial reserves may not be liquid enough to defend its currency in the long term.
Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar amid Gulf crisis
:: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will this month visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which are locked in a deep diplomatic crisis, his office announced Tuesday. Erdogan will also visit Kuwait, the main mediator in the Qatar crisis, during his
Vodafone Qatar struggles to fix large-scale telecom outage
:: One of Qatar’s two telecommunications companies is struggling to bring its network online following a widespread outage. Vodafone Qatar said on Tuesday on Twitter that network engineers have arrived in the tiny Gulf country to fix the outage that
Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qataris, insists Doha meets demands
:: Egypt will end visa-free entry for Qatari nationals with some exceptions, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, the latest measure taken against Doha which Cairo and three Gulf governments are boycotting. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain
Gargash: Regional solution, international monitoring needed in Qatar
:: Anwar Gargash, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has said that international monitoring was needed in the standoff between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, adding he saw signs that the pressure exerted on Doha “was working”. Saudi
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